Alpine Adventures offers “exceptional” incentive group trip

Queenstown luxury private
guiding company Alpine Adventures is taking the groups and
incentive market by storm with its unique and unforgettable
back-country experiences receiving rave
reviews.

Officially launched last year, the company offers
luxurious and private back-country hiking and heli-trips in
the summer and private heli-ski and board tours in
winter.

Owner Mark Dewsbery was asked to create the
“ultimate incentive trip” for the executive team at
Mazda New Zealand.

The exceptional experience included a
stay at the award-winning Blanket Bay Lodge and so Mark
arranged a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Milford Sound the
group would never forget.

“Mazda wanted to treat its
Auckland-based team to an unforgettable day in Queenstown.
We knew we could deliver something extra special and so we
arranged for helicopters to pick them up at Blanket Bay,
where they were staying, and take them for a jaw-dropping
scenic flight to Milford Sound followed by a picnic lunch at
Earnslaw Burn.”

“They were blown away. They loved the
luxury of being picked up from their accommodation and
whisked away for the morning. They were in awe of the
scenery and could not believe their eyes”, he said.

Swee
McGowan from Mazda NZ Group in Auckland said the trip was
“brilliant”.

“I would highly recommend Alpine
Adventures to everyone I know. Mark was easy to communicate
with and responds to emails promptly and answered all my
questions. I hope we will have another opportunity to engage
Mark’s service again soon”, she said.

The Earnslaw
Burn area is best known as one of the most dramatic
locations featured in the blockbuster movie, ‘The Hobbit:
An Unexpected Journey’ and offers unrivalled scenery such
as waterfalls and glaciers.

“We were able to show these
guys a slice of Middle Earth, offering a unique experience
no-one else can. They’ll remember it forever, I guarantee
that”, said Mr Dewsbery.

Mark Dewsbery has cultivated an
encyclopaedic knowledge of New Zealand’s native flora and
fauna during 26 years of high-country farming and exploring
the backcountry on foot and skis.

He can tailor group and
incentive trips – from half day to 12 days – to suit
individual requirements on
request.

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